Current Affairs 26th December 2018

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Italy’s Mount Etna Volcano Erupts — Italy’s Mount Etna Volcano erupted on 24th December 2018 resulting in more than 130 earthqaukes of upto 4.3 in magnitude. The volcanic lava and ash spewed from a new fracture near its south-eastern crater for the first time in a decade and was visible for miles.

Coast Guard Deploys Hovercrafts for Enhanced security in Sir Creek — Indian Coast Guards has deployed two new hovercrafts to enhance its surveillance capabilities and to protect against any filtration bids from the Pakistan side. The two hovercrafts would operate from the Jakhau facility in Gujarat.

Bharat Ratna Atal Bihar Vajpayee International Schools for Students in Rural Areas — Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has launched the ‘Bharat Ratna Atal Bihar Vajpayee International School’ for students in rural areas on the occasion of 94th birth Anniversary of the late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Initially, 13 Zilla Parsihad (ZP) schools would be part of the international board and it would be expanded in the coming years.

Haryana: Child Care Institutes being run in the State renamed as ‘Jagannath Ashrams’ — Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on 25th December 2018 has announced the renaming of Child Care Institutes being run in the state as Jagannath Ashrams. The announcement was made by the chief minister at the during a dance competition organised by women wing of All India Vaish Federation.

Prepaid and Smart Metering for Electricity — Minister of Power and New and Renewable energy R.K. Singh has said that in the next three years electricity metering will go smart and prepaid. He has also asked the manufacturers to scale up manufacturing of smart prepaid meters and to work towards bringing down their prices.

Cyclone Gaja Impacts Salt Production — The cyclone Gaja had hit the coasts of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh with a speed of about 184 kmph. The cyclone had also deposited a huge amount of sludges in the coastal areas.

Experts Call to Revisit ban on Plastic in Tamil Nadu — The Government of Tamil Nadu on World Environment day 2018 on 5th June had announced that it would ban the use of plastic items, including non-biodegradable bags, from January 1, 2019, with some exceptions. Plastic was allowed only for only milk, oil, medicine packets and other items of basic needs.

Sadaiv Atal Dedicated to the Nation — Sadaiv Atal, the Samadhi Atal Bihari Vajpayee was dedicated to the Nation on the birth Anniversary of the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

RBI to Soon Introduce new Rupees 20 Banknotes — Despite the new notes coming into circulation, the old Rupees 20 notes will not be withdrawn. According to the RBI data bank, there were 4.92 billion pieces of Rupees 20 note in circulation as on March 31, 2016.